Good morning. I'm James Holman from the Washington Post and this is the Daily

202 for Thursday, April 2nd. In today's news, Florida finally issues a stay-at-home order as new data proves social distancing works.

Republicans are using the coronavirus crisis as cover to restrict women's reproductive rights.

And some people who cannot get tests are dying of COVID-19 after being misdiagnosed.

But first, the big idea.

The federal government's emergency stockpile of respirator masks, gloves, and other medical supplies is running low and nearly exhausted

due to the coronavirus outbreak, leaving the Trump administration and the states to compete for personal protective equipment known as PPE

in a freewheeling global marketplace rife with profiteering and price gouging. This is according to several officials at the Department of Homeland Security who are involved in what's become a frantic acquisition effort.

As coronavirus hot spots flare from coast to coast, the demand for safety equipment

is both immediate and widespread, with health officials, hospital executives, and governors

saying that their shortages are critical and that

health care workers are putting their lives at risk while trying to help the

surging number of patients. Two DHS officials say the stores kept in the strategic national stockpile

maintained by the Department of Health and Human Services are nearly gone.

Trump confirmed this last night during his daily briefing at the White House. The president also

said he is looking at potential flight restrictions between hot spots domestically

in the United States. But he said it's difficult to entirely suspend air travel or shut down

transportation networks. He also said he's looking at shutting down rail travel.

The Pentagon announced overnight that it is mobilizing to provide as many as 100,000 body bags

to FEMA for use by civilian authorities.

Meanwhile at the White House,

Trump's advisors are debating

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